Federal Diner in Otago Menu

BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • Cheese or Date Scones (World famous in Wanaka) $4.50
  • (C) Bacon & cheese $9.00
  • (B) Jam & butter $4.50
  • (A) Plain $4.00
  • Croissant:
  • Totally Nuts $10.00
    • Grilled banana bread with cashew nut butter
  • Winter Warmer $12.00
    • Porridge with chai spiced stewed fruits & cream
  • The Monk $19.00
    • Eggs Benedict with bacon & roasted tomato
  • The Buddha $19.00
    • Eggs Benedict with spinach, mushrooms & roasted tomato
  • Betty's Bacon Butty $10.00
    • Bacon, egg & relish
  • Brossie's Bun $11.00
    • Halloumi, grilled tomato, spinach & relish
  • Social Climber $13.00
    • Organic eggs fried or poached with roasted tomato on crusty bread - add free farmed streaky bacon $5.00
  • Hawea Flat $18.00
    • Spinach, mushrooms, roasted tomato & halloumi on polenta cake
  • PinaCoco $19.00
    • Caramelised pineapple hotcake with coconut yoghurt & lime
  • Comfort Kedgeree $19.00
    • Smoked salmon, mild Indian spiced rice & poached egg
LUNCHTIME CLASSICS LUNCHTIME CLASSICS
  • Lone Ranger $17.00
    • Waitoa free range roast chicken sandwich on ciabatta with aioli, caramelised onion & brie
  • Roti 'n' Roll $14.00
    • Pulled pork roti roll with hoisin, coriander, spring onion & pickled chilli
  • Wunder Burg $20.00
    • Homemade beef pattie with smoked cheese, caramelised onions, gherkins, salad & french fries with chipotle mayonnaise
  • Pure Wisdom $16.00
    • Ancient grain salad with cranberries, almonds, lemon & mint dressing (Vegan)
  • Roast It $19.00
    • Roast carrot salad with goat's cheese puree, preserved lemon dressing, dukkah & flatbread
  • The Chowder Pie $21.00
    • Smoked salmon, prawn, leek & potato pie with green salad
  • Soul Soup $18.00
    • Waitoa free range chicken & ginger broth, vermicelli noodles, seasame, chilli & spring onions
EXTRAS EXTRAS
  • Hollandaise $1.00
  • Tomatoes, mushrooms, 1 organic egg, avocado or halloumi $3.00
  • Free farmed bacon, Waitoa free range chicken or smoked salmon $5.00
  • French fries with tomato chilli relish & aioli $9.00
  • Mixed salad with balsamic $10.00
  • Gluten free bread add $1.00
KIDS KIDS
  • Egg or bacon on toast (+ $3.00 for scrambled) $5.00
  • Fruit plate $9.00
  • Hot cake with maple & banana $10.00
  • Peanut butter & banana on toast $5.00
  • Flatbread pizza with salami $8.00
  • Beef burger & fries $14.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Blueberry compote $4.00
  • Blue Cod $27.50
    • Fresh is best! Locally caught blue cod fillets cooked in a light Speights beer batter. Served with thick & chunky fries, green salad and house made tartare sauce(OR)
  • Grilled Banana $4.00
  • Portobello Mushrooms $ 22.50
    • Pan-fried portobello mushrooms, tomato, spinach and pine nuts, topped with hollandaise sauce and feta cheese. Served on toasted ciabatta (OR)(V)
  • Breakfast Bagel $14.50
    • Lightly toasted bagel filled with spinach, tomato, fried egg. cheese, streaky bacon and tomato relish
  • Breakfast Bagel $9.50
    • Toasted bagel with raspberry jam & butter
  • Seafood Chowder $19.50
    • An award winning Ironic speciality - Creamy seafood veloute full of smoked fish, fresh fish, clams, mussels, prawns and vegetables. Served with toasted bread
  • Eggs Benedict Poached free-range eggs on toast topped with hollandaise. Served with $20.50
    • local streaky bacon (OR)
  • Deluxe Chow Mein $12.00
  • Sweet 'n Sour Pork $9.00
  • Hawaiian Delight $2.00
  • Won Ton $0.70
  • (Served with steam rice)
  • Bami Goreng (Noodles) $10.00
  • Chips
  • Deluxe Fried Rice $12.00
  • Wild shot vension $44.00
    • rocket puree, wagyu fat roast potatoes, beetroot .
  • Steak fries $8.00
  • Selection of local and European cheese $28.00
    • last years apricots, walnuts & biscuits.
  • Broken lemon cheese cake $18.00
    • Raspberry, lemon curd, burnt lemon sorbet.
  • Mushrooms, truffle butter. $10.00
  • Savannah Angus $40.00
    • The cattle are Angus by breed and are entirely grass fed. The meat is aged for a minimum of three weeks, this increases the level of tenderness and gives Savannah Angus steak its unique flavour.Petite eye fillet 180g.
  • Salted caramel parfait POP $18.00
    • Chocolate soil, peanut butter mousse.
  • Roast carrots, burnt honey, thyme $10.00
  • Bella's Beef Lasagne, bechamel, mozzarella, parmesan $29
  • Ice Cream –Vanilla, Rum and Raisin, Cinnamon $12.5
  • Parma ham, roast apples, goats cheese, honey, hazelnuts (gf) $19
  • Sorbet – Mixed Berrys $8.5
  • Add warm marinated Sicilian olives $8
  • Mini Nutella and banana pizzas , vanilla ice cream $15
  • Shells, mussels, clams, garlic, chillies, lemon juice, herbs, anchovy crumb $29
  • Beetroot, spinach, goat's cheese, walnut (v)(gf) $15
  • Gourmet Shakes $1.50
    • Extra Thick
  • Black Forest $7.90
    • Mixed Berry compote with chocolate shavings and sauce
  • Pizza L$19.90/M $15.90/Q$4.50
    • Large / Medium / Quarter ask the staff
  • Home Style Pulled Pork L$19.90/M $15.90/Q$4.50
    • Mozzarella, homemade 7 hours slow cooked pork, onions and chargrilled capsicum
  • Tomato sauce, mayonnaise, BBQ and Mild Peri-peri sauce extra $1.50each
  • Chicken Shotgun L$19.90/M $15.90/Q$4.50
    • Mozzrella, tomtao base, onions, pineapples herb roasted, chicken, chargrilled capsicum, Bella's secret sauce and mozarella
  • Gourmet Mince Nachos $7.90
    • Beef mince, mozarella, salsa sauce and sour cream with sprinkled parsley
  • Miss Veggie L$19.90/M $15.90/Q$4.50
    • Mozzarella, jalapenos, tomatoes, onions, chargrilled, capsicum, pineapple and feta
  • Bluff octopus a la plancha, roast red pepper, saffron aioli $15.00
  • Parmesan agria potato beignet $10.00
    • paprika & chives
  • Southland cheese roll, bitter leaves, pickled butternut, hazelnut, pear $19.00
  • Goats cheese profiteroles, Rātā blossom honey, rosemary $10.00
  • Buttermilk fried chicken, spring tomato harissa $15.00
  • Seared Wakanui sirloin, shiitake, dukkah, sesame dressing, shiso $17.00
  • Angus beef eye fillet $44.00
    • 'A la Ficelle', field mushroom, charred leek, salsa verde, crispy garlic
  • Merino lamb rump $39.00
    • aubergine puree, olive tomato, artichoke, white anchovy
  • Kitsune Udon $6.00
    • with Inari Tofu
  • Dumpling Soup $4.50
    • with Egg, Veges
  • Vege Sushi Platter $8.50
    • 3 big, 6 small, 1 inari, 1 Avo nigiri
  • Ton Katsu $8.00
    • crumbed pork with rice
  • Chicken Katsu $10.00
    • with curry on rice
  • Salmon Sushi Platter $10.00
    • 4 big, 6 small, 2 nigiri, Salmon Sushi
  • Sukiyaki Udon Beef $10.00
    • fried noodle with beef
  • Salmon Don $10.00
    • Fresh Salmon on Sushi rice
  • Lamb $25.00
    • Pulled lamb shoulder, green peas, feta and mint
  • Kawarau Village Beef Burger $25.00
    • Housemade beef patty with bacon, onion ring, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, aioli and BBQ sauce
  • Garlic Pizza $14.00
  • Warm Chocolate Brownie $13.00
    • Served with white chocolate sauce, berry compote and hokey pokey ice cream
  • All pizzas bases are made and rolled fresh everyday, resulting in a thin crust base topped with the freshest ingredients. All bases are 12” in diameter (that’s a foot!)
  • Grilled Steak $36.00
    • 300gm Porterhouse, duck fat roasted potatoes and garden salad. Served with mushroom sauce or red wine jus
  • Chicken Schnitzel $26.00
    • Panko crumbed chicken breast, chips and garden salad
  • Add Topping + $2.00
  • FROM THE SOUTHERN OCEAN
    • Baby octopus salad with tahini paste and lime juice. GF, DF, NF
  • MARKET GARDEN SALAD
    • Creamy pesto pasta salad. NF, DF, V
  • SUSHI
    • Sushi prepared by our in-house chef. Select from: Akaroa salmon, chicken, tuna, prawn, vegetarian. Soy sauce, wasabi, pickled ginger >>
  • BREAD
    • Variety of freshly baked bread rolls (GF available upon request)
  • SWEET TREATS
    • Italian Tiramisu. V, Decadent chocolate mousse. V, GF, Stratosphere's Crème Brûlée. V, GF, Crème Caramel., Assorted fruit jellies. V, DF, NF, GF, Gourmet Kapiti ice-cream. Kiwifruit, Pavlova V, GF, NF Seasonal fresh fruit salad. V, GF, DF Stratosphere's tart & gâteau of the day. Lemon Pannacotta. NF, GF Assorted fruit cheesecakes
  • FROM THE GRILL
    • Hoki loin seasoned with lemon pepper. NF, DF
  • ANTIPASTO
    • Locally cured cold meats including pastrami, hot spiced pork and beef, French rosette salami, saucisse salami, hot sopressa alpine salami, smoked ham and smoked chicken breast.Capers, large green olives, black pitted olives.
  • FROM THE SOUTHERN OCEAN
    • Prawn and squid salad with sweet chilli sauce. GF, NF, DF
  • Porridge $10.50
    • Cream and brown sugar or yoghurt compote and honey
  • Extras: $4.00
    • Mushrooms, potatoes, hash browns, eggs, bacon, beans, spinach, toast, sausage, tomatoes
  • Eggs your style $10.50
    • (poached, scrambled, fried) with white, brown or gluten free bread
  • Open steak sandwich $16.00
    • With lettuce, onion jam, mushroom, egg and aioli
  • Battered blue $17.00
    • Cod served with chips and tartare sauce
  • Falafel cakes $16.00
    • With salad sundried tomatoes, yoghurt tzatziki, olives and feta
  • Salmon $19.00
    • With potato and fennel rosti and salad
  • Toast: white $6.00
    • Wholemeal or fruit served with spreads
  • Chicken Parmigiana $20.00
    • Breadcrumbed chicken breast topped with ham, cheese & Napoli sauce. Served with Pum slow & potato wedges
  • South Island Lamb Rump $20.00
    • Served with rosemary potatoes, green beans & Harissa sauce
  • KIDS $5
  • Lamb Backstrap $14
    • Lamb on a spiced cous cous with courgette, capsicum red onion topped with a mint yoghurt
  • Beef Wellington $20.00
    • beef fillet with bacon, mushroom & mustard wrapped in puff pastry. Served with mus, green beans & mushroom sauce
  • 3 Hour Slow Cooked Beef $20.00
    • Slow cooked Rump steak served medium/rare with mushroom sauce, Pub slow, rosemary potatoes & onion rings
  • Ugly Bread $13.00
    • Our own special pumpkin chutney served on a garlic baguette with cheese & sour cream
  • Cheese Board $14.00
    • A selection of cheese served with crackers a pumpkin chutney
  • Combo $13.00
    • Soft drink, Main & Dessert  for  children 12 & under
  • Stuffed Mushrooms $13.50
  • Ribeye Steak $29.00
    • your choice of Garlic, Pepper, Mushroom sauce or Onion Gravy served with Vegetables or Salad & Fries
  • Devils on Horseback $13.50
    • Prunes wrapped in bacon served on riceserved on a bed of rice
  • Mini Hot Dogs & Chips & Sauce $8.00
  • Ice cream Sundae $8.00
    • with choice of Strawberry, Chocolate or Caramel
  • Ice cream Sundae $5.00
    • Caramel, Chocolate or Strawberry Topping
  • Soup of the Day $9.00
  • BACON AND EGGS $13.50
    • BACON AND EGGS SERVED WITH YOUR CHOICE OF EITHER CHIP OR HASH BROWNS.
  • STEAK MEAL $25.00
    • 300g RUMP STEAK (PLAIN, PEPPERED, OR GARLIC) SMOTHERED IN ONIONS AND SERVED WITH SALAD AND YOUR CHOICE OF CHIPS OR HASH BROWNS.
  • SEAFOOD PLATTERS (FOR 2 OR MORE) $28.00
    • FRESHLY BATTERED BLUE COD BITES, PRAWN TWISTERS, CRUMBED SCALLOPS, MUSSELS AND CRUMBED OYSTERS WITH TARTARE SAUCE (GREAT AS AN ENTREE FOR GROUPS).
  • FISHERMAN'S BASKET $19.50
    • FRESHLY BATTERED FISH, CRUMBED SCALLOPS, MUSSELS, SQUID RINGS AND CRAB STICK SERVED ON A BASKET OF CHIPS.
  • BLUE COD MEAL $25.00
    • EITHER, FRESHLY BATTERED AND DEEP FRIED OR OVEN BAKED WITH A GOLDEN HERB CRUST. SERVED WITH SALAD AND YOUR CHOICE OF CHIPS OR HASH BROWNS. >>
  • HAM STEAK $20.00
    • 220g HAM STEAK TOPPED WITH PINEAPPLE AND SERVED WITH SALAD AND YOUR CHOICE OF CHIPS OR HASH BROWNS.
  • BASKET OF SPICY WEDGES & SOUR CREAM $7.00
  • EGG, MUSHROOMS, ONIONS, TOMATO, GARLIC BREAD $1.00
  • Vegetarian tasting plate $34
  • Salad of wild caught banana prawns, mango, chilli, lime, cashews & crispy ginger $22
  • Chargrilled ribeye steak, cafe de paris butter, french fries $35
  • Roquefort (France) $25
  • salad of zucchini, rocket, pea, mint & pecorino with squeaky hinge olive oil $12
  • Asian spiced roasted duck leg, chargrilled sweet potato, watercress, cherries, radish, cashew & lime $38
  • Selection of olives $8
  • Set cheesecake, raspberry & rose compote, hazelnut crumble, turkish delight $15.5
  • Cavell’s Wraps (V*) $13.00
    • Fresh wraps filled with mesclun salad, carrot, red onion &cheese. With a choice of Grilled smoked chicken, bacon & pesto, Grilled steak with bbq sauce, Braised pork belly with bbq sauce & aioli, Pesto, hummus, cucumber & alfalfa sprouts/crunchy combo
  • Kids Basket $8.50
    • Chicken chippies, fish bites & fries with good Ol’ kiwi tomato sauce
  • Fries( Sm/ Lg) (GF*) $8.00/$10.50
    • With tomato sauce & Cavell's aioli
  • Eggs Benedict (GF*) $19.50
    • A breakfast favourite - two poached free range eggs on toasted English muffins with fresh baby spinach, hollandaise sauce & your choice smoked salmon
  • Toasted Sandwiches(GF*) $6.50
    • Choice of two fillings - ham, cheese, bacon, mushroom, tomato, pineapple, onion or cheese. Add extra fillings for $1.50
  • Toasted BLT (GF*) $16.50
    • Thick sliced farmhouse loaf filled with crispy bacon, sliced tomato, lettuce & aioli. Served with fries(Add avocado for $2.50)
  • Smoked Salmon Bagel (GF*) $10.50
    • Smoked salmon served on a lightly toasted bagel with cream cheese, salad greens & creamy caper aioli
  • Kids Toast $6.50
    • Kids toast served with jam & peanut butter
Federal Diner

Federal Diner

location

Address

47 Helwick Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand

phone

Phone

034435152

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Saturday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Sunday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Contemporary , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Bar Not Available ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  No Takeaway ,  Free Wifi ,  Local cuisine ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
47 Helwick Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand